Jessica Mauboy Research Paper
Jessica Mauboy
From early 1900’s keep focus post World War II there were many indigenous singers but none of them made much the huge impact on Australia and the world like Jessica Mauboy has. At the age of 14 Jessica won the Telstra road to Tamworth competition ta the 2004 Tamworth country music festival in Tamworth New South Wales. As the first winner of the completion. Jessica then travel to Sydney to preform and second a recording deal with Sony music Australia. Then she released a country inspired album Cyprus liber
Jessica rose to fame on the 26 November 2006 when she became runner up on the four season of Australia idol and sub sequel signed a recording contract with Sony music. In 2007 she became a part of the group called young divas …show more content…
but then later that year the group spilt with Jessica then recording her own single which became the 1 album twice over in 2009 she sold her second highest selling album and was certified double platinum by the aria.
But before Jessica became famous there were many other indigenous singers, Some of the other groups and artists that were successful were warumpi band, Kath walker and desert rock . The first successful group was No Fixed Address. The first Aboriginal band to make it into the mainstream venues in Sydney and Melbourne. Their Indigenous fan base, particularly from Redfern, gave them loud support and encouragement at their city gigs. This was a unique experience for a young non-Indigenous audience
As well as singing fame there is also the Indigenous Hip Hop Projects has been promoting traditional Indigenous culture fusion with Hip Hop and the promotion of positive self-expression, since 2004.
Their aim is to facilitate workshops in remote communities to help foster healthy life styles and positive social skills through movement, dance and music.
Seminal Aboriginal rock and country music band that formed out of Papunya in Central Australia in the 1980’s often touring with Midnight Oil. They sought to synthesise Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal music traditions into one musical form. They sang in both English and a Pintupi-Luritja dialect.
Country and western music was the preferred music of white pastoralists so this was the major form of music that Aboriginal people in the desert were exposed to before rock ‘n’ roll. Some Songs pointed to the circumstances of growing up for Aboriginal in Central and Northern Australia. Their first album Big Name No Blanket (1985) had a profound effect on mainstream music and audiences when they toured to capital cities. One of their big hits, Blackfella Whitefella, written by George Burrarrawanga seemed to open up possibilities for social progress between Aborigines and non-Aborigines. “we actually had a 'voice”(
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/indigenous-music-desert-rock)
From early 1900’s keep focus post World War II there were many indigenous singers but none of them made much the huge impact on Australia and the world like Jessica Mauboy has. At the age of 14 Jessica won the Telstra road to Tamworth competition ta the 2004 Tamworth country music festival in Tamworth New South Wales. As the first winner of the completion. Jessica then travel to Sydney to preform and second a recording deal with Sony music Australia. Then she released a country inspired album Cyprus liber
Jessica rose to fame on the 26 November 2006 when she became runner up on the four season of Australia idol and sub sequel signed a recording contract with Sony music. In 2007 she became a part of the group called young divas …show more content…
but then later that year the group spilt with Jessica then recording her own single which became the 1 album twice over in 2009 she sold her second highest selling album and was certified double platinum by the aria.
But before Jessica became famous there were many other indigenous singers, Some of the other groups and artists that were successful were warumpi band, Kath walker and desert rock . The first successful group was No Fixed Address. The first Aboriginal band to make it into the mainstream venues in Sydney and Melbourne. Their Indigenous fan base, particularly from Redfern, gave them loud support and encouragement at their city gigs. This was a unique experience for a young non-Indigenous audience
As well as singing fame there is also the Indigenous Hip Hop Projects has been promoting traditional Indigenous culture fusion with Hip Hop and the promotion of positive self-expression, since 2004.
Their aim is to facilitate workshops in remote communities to help foster healthy life styles and positive social skills through movement, dance and music.
Seminal Aboriginal rock and country music band that formed out of Papunya in Central Australia in the 1980’s often touring with Midnight Oil. They sought to synthesise Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal music traditions into one musical form. They sang in both English and a Pintupi-Luritja dialect.
Country and western music was the preferred music of white pastoralists so this was the major form of music that Aboriginal people in the desert were exposed to before rock ‘n’ roll. Some Songs pointed to the circumstances of growing up for Aboriginal in Central and Northern Australia. Their first album Big Name No Blanket (1985) had a profound effect on mainstream music and audiences when they toured to capital cities. One of their big hits, Blackfella Whitefella, written by George Burrarrawanga seemed to open up possibilities for social progress between Aborigines and non-Aborigines. “we actually had a 'voice”(
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/indigenous-music-desert-rock)